Associate Public Cloud Engineer

Join NEC’s Smart Transport team as an Associate Public Cloud Engineer, delivering scalable cloud platforms for safer cities and smart transport. Role based in Adelaide or Melbourne.

• Gain hands‑on experience across AWS/Azure in real enterprise cloud environments
• Work with a global leader delivering mission‑critical Smart Transport and IoT solutions
• Build your cloud engineering career in a collaborative, learning‑driven team

About the Role

As an Associate Public Cloud Engineer – Public Cloud, you will follow technical direction across NEC’s Public and Private Cloud infrastructure platforms. The role focuses on assisting with the delivery of fit‑for‑purpose, repeatable, cost‑effective, stable, and scalable cloud platforms, operating within defined services, SLAs, and performance metrics.

You will contribute to the delivery and support of standardised cloud service offerings and customer environments, while gaining hands‑on experience across cloud engineering, operations, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is ideal for someone with foundational public cloud experience who is looking to further develop their skills within an enterprise and managed services environment.

Professional Experience and Qualifications

• Some experience in a cloud engineering, operations, or support role, assisting with the build, support, and maintenance of public cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure) within an enterprise or large organisational setting
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience or exposure to supporting cloud solutions in AWS and/or Azure, with working knowledge of core services such as computer, networking, storage, and identity. 
• Strong foundational knowledge across cloud technology domains, including networking (VPC/VNet, routing, firewalls, load balancing), storage and data services, virtual machines and containers, and security/IAM principles
• Understanding of cloud service delivery and as‑a‑service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) within enterprise or managed services environments
• Working knowledge of AWS or Azure capabilities such as subscriptions/accounts, landing zones, resource groups, and security baselines
• Practical scripting or automation experience using tools such as Terraform (or other IaC tools), Shell, Python, or PowerShell
• Ability to work effectively under guidance while demonstrating initiative in a customer‑facing or managed services environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including documentation and issue escalation
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments and an understanding of ITIL and TOGAF, or a strong willingness to learn

Desirable

• AWS Associate Certification
• Experience managing or supporting DevOps infrastructure
• AWS Professional or Specialty Certification

Why Join NEC?

• Join a global technology leader delivering high‑impact Smart Transport and IoT solutions
• Gain hands‑on exposure to enterprise‑scale public cloud environments
• Work within a collaborative, supportive, and learning‑driven engineering team
• Build a long‑term career pathway in public cloud engineering and managed services

About NEC

NEC is a global technology leader delivering innovative solutions and services to customers around the world, including across Safer Cities, Smart Transport, Payments, and Biometrics sectors.

Within NEC, our Smart Transport and IoT team delivers and supports transportation and IoT solutions for Enterprise and Government customers. This includes Public Transportation, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), IoT platforms, and in‑Vehicle Telemetry solutions, supported by professional services and ongoing operational support.